Weather Records on 15 July 1920

78 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1920. Highest significance: Powell Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 15 July 1920

On 15 July 1920, 78 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 77 daily.
Powell Creek set a daily record precipitation of 27.7 mm (1.1 in) on 15 July 1920.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

78 stations

78 station records on 15 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woolerina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

78 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 65.

Records on 15 July 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 77.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

72 broken records

Margins by which the 72 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1920

Top 20 records on 15 July 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1920	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1920	St John's, CA	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Dirranbandi High School, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Surat, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Perm, RU	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1920	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 78 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	34
5 to 10	22
10 to 15	13
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1